Warwick Valley glee club wins Mid-Hudson Choral Festival
Mrs. Lyn Moraday vocal music director at Warwick Valley Central High School stands with glee club members Ruth A. Lewicki and Michael J. ONeill admiring the first place trophy and silver cup won last weekend at the Newburgh Jaycees annual Mid-Hudson Choral Festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyn Moraday
Lett
Warwick Valley Central High School
Glee Club
Ruth A. Lewicki
Michael J. O'Neill
Newburgh
Lawmaker Critiques Wallkill Furloughs After Prison Tour
State Sen. Richard E. Schermerhorn visited Wallkill Correctional Facility this week and praised staff and programs while criticizing furloughs as too loose and in need of reform. He cited inmates roaming blocks with unlocked doors, called for tighter security, better guard conditions, and support for expanding Wallkill.
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Wallkill
Richard E. Schermerhorn
R-40
Schermerhorn
Harold Butler
Atticas
Green Havens
Judge refuses bail for Newburgh man in heroin case
Newburgh resident Henry Pretty Boy Smith Sr 44 faces no bail while appealing a 15 year prison term after being convicted of a major heroin selling charge. Judge Edward M O Gorman denied a stay of execution and left the sentence intact. The defense argues identification issues and jury charge errors.
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Henry ‘‘Pretty Boy” Smith,Sr
Newburgh
State Supreme Court
Edward M. O'Gorman
Orange County Clerk’s Office
Council
Smith
Isseks
Candlelight march plans protest against North Vietnam bombing
A Monticello candlelight march on Christmas Eve targets renewed North Vietnam bombing. Jane Verlaine says about 10 people will join a 4 to 6 pm march on Broadway near Liberty Street circling Woolworth's with candles and signs. The participants are unaffiliated individuals rather than a formal group.
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Monticello
North Vietnam
Jane Verlaine
Forestburg
Nixon
Miss Verlaine
Broadway
Liberty Street
Woolworth’s
SBA
13 seized in drug raids across Long Island
A multi county operation by 30 narcotics detectives led to 125 pounds of marijuana 1 pound of cocaine and amphetamines and hashish seized along with three automatic pistols one rifle and two sawed off shotguns. Nine men and four women were arrested and another 100 pounds of marijuana and hashish plus narcotics implements were found at 32 Joan Court Elmont L I.
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Mineola
UPI
Nassau
Suffolk
New York City
Nassau Dist. Atty
William Cahn
Cahn
Joan Court
Elmont
L.I
Freighter Sinks Near Andros Island With Whisky Cargo
The island freighter Bimini Gal sank 20 miles south of Orange Bay near Andros in the Bahamas after leaking. Five crewmen were rescued by the Coast Guard cutter Point Barnes. The ship carried 840 cases of whisky and was owned by Nassau bartender Albert Smith. The loss of the whisky drew comments from a Coast Guardsman about the deep water and salvage improbability.
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Miami
UPI
Andros Island
Bahamas
Davey Jones
Coast Guard
Point Barnes
Orange Bay
Andros
Nassau
Albert Smith
Caribbean
Cuba
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Cornelia Farley
Wallkill State
Goshen
Chicago
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Middletown
Small Business Administration
Mid-Orange
Westcott
Ryan
MOCCI
Girl Scouts
Washingtonville
Meriwold Lake
Tuxedo Library
Tuxedo Park
Santa
Florida
Santa Claus
South Main Street
Warwick Art League
Warwick
Chester National Bank
Maple Avenue
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